I have been fascinated with the past all my life. Although time travel is not possible (at least, as far as I know), we can still experience it through what I call "relics of the fourth dimension." Namely, as the old saying goes, "time marches on." We can't travel in the fourth dimension, except going forward in the present, but we can follow the trail of the fourth dimension. Along the way, people lose or discard items from their being. These relics are unintentional time capsules that give us as glimpse into their lives. Here on The Time Searchers blog, I will show some relics of the past that I have run across in our present. Sometimes when I am out on a relic hunt with the Colonial Relic Hunter, we know that we are not alone. There is more than just relics at these historical sites. Indeed, it could be said that there is a portal to the past, perhaps to another dimension, where that which once was, still is. A place where the real consorts with the shadows; the present fuses with the past, on Time Searchers: Ghost Relics.

Monday, December 14, 2015

World War I Era: Pittsburgh 18th Heavy Artillery Recruiting Poster

While sorting through some items I bought earlier this year, I came across this photo.  It shows a recruiting poster for a National Guard Regiment in Pittsburgh, PA.  What's interesting is that my research shows there was an 18th Infantry Regiment but nothing on an 18th heavy artillery regiment.  Maybe it was a component of the Infantry Regiment.  Also, note that it refers to the Regiment being "Pittsburgh Finest Club."  Indeed, from the early militia in Colonial America up to World War II, these local militia units that later became National Guard ones acted as social clubs for men in a community.  After World War II, not as much.  The young lady in the photo may have been waiting for her boyfriend or husband while he signed up.

Another story lost in the mists of time.

- The Time Searcher


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